S6.24: Genes, junk and the ‘dark genome’

Genetics Unzipped

14-12-2023 • 37 mins

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We discover how 500,000 whole genome from UK Biobank will help medical research, plumb the depths of the ‘dark genome’ with Nucleome, and Larry Moran tells us how much of our DNA is just junk.

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This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written and presented and produced by Kat Arney with audio production by Emma Werner.


This podcast is produced by First Create the Media for the Genetics Society - one of the oldest learned societies dedicated to promoting research, training, teaching and public engagement in all areas of genetics.

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